Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Example is better than following it.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.